Portsmouth High School
Name of Student: Matt Repetto
Use the sites discussed in class to (1) assemble information about your school and (2) write one or more paragraphs for each type of information that you find.You should be able to combine these paragraphs, along with an introduction and conclusion to create a free standing, coherent, evidence-based description of your school.
Be sure that each of your paragraphs includes:
A strong topic sentence.
An explanation of why the data you chose to cite relates to the subject you are addressing, e.g. you should state why you feel that the student/teacher ratio informs your judgement about the school's ability to provide high quality teaching. These sentences should be based on the definitions of some of these measures on the InfoWorks site, but can also include your own reasoning about the subject.
Multiple pieces of specific data to support your claim. Each measure should include a comparison so that the reader can judge whether the value is relatively high or low.
Include the students' view of the school when possible.
Note: Tables are not provided because it is possible to just copy and paste the tables from the Infoworks site directly in this page!
Portsmouth High School is a public school located in Portsmouth, RI. There are approximately 1020 students accompanied by 96 teachers. Located on 120 Education Lane, Portsmouth High School's motto is, "The mission of Portsmouth High School is to be an ever-improving, respectful community where all students are challenged as individuals to develop intellectual curiosities and to use immense bodies of knowledge proficiently as they learn to value the past, thrive in the present and prepare for the future." Portsmouth High's homepage has a list of upcoming events including homecoming and spirit week, this shows that the students and teachers are involved and take pride in the school. This high school is located north of the center of Portsmouth, close to both 138 and 24. Portsmouth High school does not have a large amount of diversity, most of the students are white and non-Hispanics. There is just about equal amounts of boys and girls.
Student Achievement
Information Reported By Schools
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
AYP Status
Classification
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AYP Status and Classification 2010-11
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AYP Summary Report 2010-11
Made AYP
Met AYP
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NECAP Assessments
% Proficient School
% Proficient State
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11th Grade Math 2010-11
57%
33%
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11th Grade Reading 2010-11
91%
76%
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11th Grade Writing 2010-11
61%
51%
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11th Grade Science 2009-10
52%
20%
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SAT Exams (High School)
This School
Statewide
Nationwide
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Mathematics Average (out of 800) 2010-11
547
482
514
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Reading Average (out of 800) 2010-11
529
482
497
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Writing Average (out of 800) 2010-11
527
474
489
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AP Exams (High School)
This School
Statewide
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Number of Exams Taken 2009-10
254
4453
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Number of Students to Take an Exam 2009-10
146
2726
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Exams Scored at College-Level Mastery 2009-10
174
2677
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% Scored at College-Level Mastery 2009-10
69%
60%
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Information Reported By Students
AYP Report Card
Number of Target Areas Evaluated: 9
Number of Targets Met: 9
Areas that need improvement: 0
Summary Paragraph(s)
Portsmouth High School is meeting and exceeding all of its standards that it had hoped to accomplish. With nine areas being evaluated and nine being met, Portsmouth High is right where it wants to be. Not only are the AYP scores being met, they are above the target scores and above both district and state levels. The SAT scores are above state and nationwide levels in all three categories. Students tend to agree that some, if not most teachers are there to help, support and challenge them in classes. Students feel that some teachers are inspirational and care about them which helps them want to do better in school. Many students feel the expectation to go to college after high school and have guidance counselors to talk to that help them achieve this goal or whatever goal they have. According to the majority of this information, Portsmouth High School students get a sufficient amount of support from teachers and the schools faculty. Students have strong but reasonable expectations that they can and will reach if they take the right steps to their personal goals.
Teaching
Information Reported By Schools
Qualifications and Teacher-Student Ratio
This School
Statewide
Teachers with Emergency Certification 2010-11
0%
1%
Not High Qualified Teachers 2010-11
0%
3%
Teacher-Student Ratio 2010-11
1:10
1:11
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
Teachers in Portsmouth are expected to be involved in their students' academic lives and academic futures. Student tend to agree that their teachers are available to push them, help them and move them forward in life. These are important aspects in schooling because students need to understand that what they do now will have an impact but they also need the support/ helping hand that teachers are expected to provide. Also from the chart, there are no teachers at Portsmouth High school that are not highly qualified for their positions compared to the state having 3% of its teachers that are not qualified. By a small margin, Portsmouth High has a better teacher to student ratio than the state. Teacher-student ratio is a very important statistic because is shows how possible it is for students to seek and get any help they need. Portsmouth High seems to have the right amount of staff to give more than enough support to its student community.
Family,Community, and Home Life
Information Reported By Schools
Student Characteristics (2010-2011)
This School
Statewide
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Student Eligibility for Subsidized Lunch
11%
43%
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Students from Various Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds
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Students Receiving ESL/Bilingual Education Services
<1%
5%
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Students Receiving Special Education Services
14%
16%
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Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
Family support of the school and education go hand-in-hand in Portsmouth. Family and other community supporters seem to be in abundance for students. Family and community members have a deep connection to the kids and most kids will agree or strongly agree that there are people who will help them graduate high school and move on to college. This support has a tremendous impact on a community as a whole. The students at Portsmouth High have high expectations, in terms of academics, and have all the necessary tools to keep them advancing. Many students are also very active outside of school which helps create a more balanced person as a whole. Students play sports or are active in other after-school extracurricular activities as well as employed. Having the privilege of a balanced academic and social life is a tremendous part of a good future. Students at Portsmouth High have a lot to do and have much support in accomplishing what they need and want to accomplish.
Safe and Supportive Schools
Information Reported By Schools
Attendance
This School
Statewide
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Attendance Rate (High Schools) 2009-10
95%
91%
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Chronic Absenteeism 2008-09
11%
16%
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Four Year Graduation Rate (2009-2010)Students Entering Grade 9 in 2006-07
This School
Statewide
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Percent Graduated in 2010
85.6%
75.8%
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Percent Dropped Out
7.2%
14.1%
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Percent Received GED
5.6%
3.4%
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Percent Still in School
1.6%
6.7%
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Five Year Graduation Rate (2009-2010)Students Entering Grade 9 in 2005-06
This School
Statewide
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Percent Graduated in 2009
84.5%
75.8%
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Percent Graduated in 2010
1.2%
2.7%
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Percent Graduated in Five Years
85.7%
78.5%
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Incidents of Suspension (2009-2010)
This School
Statewide
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Number of Incidents (High Schools)
93
24491
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Student Indicators (2009-2010)
This School
Statewide
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Stability Index (High Schools)
91%
85%
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Mobility Index (High Schools)
10%
16%
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Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
Portsmouth High School seems to be a safe and quiet school. There are very few incidents compared to the state which must have an impact on the high attendance rates which are 95%. Graduation rates are also affected by attendance and incidents. If a school has a safe and tranquil setting, students will attend school more consistently which promotes a better learning community. Graduation rates were 85.6% in 2010 which is a much better amount compared to the states graduation rate at 75.8%. This high school has a very good Stability index compared to the state, 91% to 85%. The student reported information and statistics did not give a great overview of reasons why kids skip or who skips how often because so few students answered the survey questions. The questions were only directed to students who had skipped class. Kids feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and while walking to school for the most part. Over 50% of students agree that when an emergency bell is sounded, it is cause for alarm. This shows that the school does not have many kids pulling alarms and maintains a learning safe zone where punishment for offenses is taken seriously. Unfortunately, like many schools, Portsmouth has bullying; cyber, physical and social. Around one-fifth of the student body has reported some sort of bullying in school. Bullying is an on-going issue in all schools in Rhode Island and America.
Funding and Resources
Information Reported By Schools
Tax and Spending FY2009
This District
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District Property Value per Student
$1,345,060.81
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District Tax Rate per $1000.00
$11.27
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District Per Pupil Expenditure
$12,850.00
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District Property Tax Capacity
$196.00
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District Tax Effort
$63.00
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District Median Family Income
$68,577.00
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Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
The building, inside and out is generally viewed as physically appealing to the majority of its students. With a median family income of over $68,000 Portsmouth students have enough financial support to be provided with essential supplies and other important utensils. Portsmouth High has an ample amount of computers and computer usage for its classes compared to the state of Rhode Island. Portsmouth High uses computers for a substantial amount of time in all types of classes. This school is equipped with a computer lab with functioning computers as well as printers. Textbooks are available when needed and are relatively new. Most texts are less than 10 years old according to about 50% of students. Students feel comfortable with the amount of light and the temperature in their classrooms for the most part. Obviously temperature and light has a different standard for all students. For the most part, the majority of students are pleased with the general appearances, aspects and classroom settings of Portsmouth High School.
Portsmouth High School
Name of Student: Matt Repetto
Use the sites discussed in class to (1) assemble information about your school and (2) write one or more paragraphs for each type of information that you find.You should be able to combine these paragraphs, along with an introduction and conclusion to create a free standing, coherent, evidence-based description of your school.
Be sure that each of your paragraphs includes:
Note: Tables are not provided because it is possible to just copy and paste the tables from the Infoworks site directly in this page!
Useful Sources:
School Demographics and Geographical Location
Summary Paragraph(s)
Portsmouth High School is a public school located in Portsmouth, RI. There are approximately 1020 students accompanied by 96 teachers. Located on 120 Education Lane, Portsmouth High School's motto is, "The mission of Portsmouth High School is to be an ever-improving, respectful community where all students are challenged as individuals to develop intellectual curiosities and to use immense bodies of knowledge proficiently as they learn to value the past, thrive in the present and prepare for the future." Portsmouth High's homepage has a list of upcoming events including homecoming and spirit week, this shows that the students and teachers are involved and take pride in the school. This high school is located north of the center of Portsmouth, close to both 138 and 24. Portsmouth High school does not have a large amount of diversity, most of the students are white and non-Hispanics. There is just about equal amounts of boys and girls.Student Achievement
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported By Students
AYP Report Card
Summary Paragraph(s)
Portsmouth High School is meeting and exceeding all of its standards that it had hoped to accomplish. With nine areas being evaluated and nine being met, Portsmouth High is right where it wants to be. Not only are the AYP scores being met, they are above the target scores and above both district and state levels. The SAT scores are above state and nationwide levels in all three categories. Students tend to agree that some, if not most teachers are there to help, support and challenge them in classes. Students feel that some teachers are inspirational and care about them which helps them want to do better in school. Many students feel the expectation to go to college after high school and have guidance counselors to talk to that help them achieve this goal or whatever goal they have. According to the majority of this information, Portsmouth High School students get a sufficient amount of support from teachers and the schools faculty. Students have strong but reasonable expectations that they can and will reach if they take the right steps to their personal goals.Teaching
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
Teachers in Portsmouth are expected to be involved in their students' academic lives and academic futures. Student tend to agree that their teachers are available to push them, help them and move them forward in life. These are important aspects in schooling because students need to understand that what they do now will have an impact but they also need the support/ helping hand that teachers are expected to provide. Also from the chart, there are no teachers at Portsmouth High school that are not highly qualified for their positions compared to the state having 3% of its teachers that are not qualified. By a small margin, Portsmouth High has a better teacher to student ratio than the state. Teacher-student ratio is a very important statistic because is shows how possible it is for students to seek and get any help they need. Portsmouth High seems to have the right amount of staff to give more than enough support to its student community.Family,Community, and Home Life
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
Family support of the school and education go hand-in-hand in Portsmouth. Family and other community supporters seem to be in abundance for students. Family and community members have a deep connection to the kids and most kids will agree or strongly agree that there are people who will help them graduate high school and move on to college. This support has a tremendous impact on a community as a whole. The students at Portsmouth High have high expectations, in terms of academics, and have all the necessary tools to keep them advancing. Many students are also very active outside of school which helps create a more balanced person as a whole. Students play sports or are active in other after-school extracurricular activities as well as employed. Having the privilege of a balanced academic and social life is a tremendous part of a good future. Students at Portsmouth High have a lot to do and have much support in accomplishing what they need and want to accomplish.Safe and Supportive Schools
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
Portsmouth High School seems to be a safe and quiet school. There are very few incidents compared to the state which must have an impact on the high attendance rates which are 95%. Graduation rates are also affected by attendance and incidents. If a school has a safe and tranquil setting, students will attend school more consistently which promotes a better learning community. Graduation rates were 85.6% in 2010 which is a much better amount compared to the states graduation rate at 75.8%. This high school has a very good Stability index compared to the state, 91% to 85%. The student reported information and statistics did not give a great overview of reasons why kids skip or who skips how often because so few students answered the survey questions. The questions were only directed to students who had skipped class. Kids feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and while walking to school for the most part. Over 50% of students agree that when an emergency bell is sounded, it is cause for alarm. This shows that the school does not have many kids pulling alarms and maintains a learning safe zone where punishment for offenses is taken seriously. Unfortunately, like many schools, Portsmouth has bullying; cyber, physical and social. Around one-fifth of the student body has reported some sort of bullying in school. Bullying is an on-going issue in all schools in Rhode Island and America.Funding and Resources
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
The building, inside and out is generally viewed as physically appealing to the majority of its students. With a median family income of over $68,000 Portsmouth students have enough financial support to be provided with essential supplies and other important utensils. Portsmouth High has an ample amount of computers and computer usage for its classes compared to the state of Rhode Island. Portsmouth High uses computers for a substantial amount of time in all types of classes. This school is equipped with a computer lab with functioning computers as well as printers. Textbooks are available when needed and are relatively new. Most texts are less than 10 years old according to about 50% of students. Students feel comfortable with the amount of light and the temperature in their classrooms for the most part. Obviously temperature and light has a different standard for all students. For the most part, the majority of students are pleased with the general appearances, aspects and classroom settings of Portsmouth High School.